standIsh

[Eng. stand, and dish.] A stand or case for pen and ink. "A standish, steel and golden pen." Pope : On Receiving a Standish and Pens. stāne, stāine, s. [STONE, 8.] ( Scotch.) stane-raw, staney-rag, s. Botany: Parmelia saxatilis , var. omphalodes. [CROTTLE, SKROTTA.] stăn-ek-ite, subst. [Named by Dana after J. Stanek, who analyzed it; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min .: A resin-like substance separated by boiling alcohol from pyroretin (q. v.). Composition: Carbon, 76-97; hydrogen, 7.24; oxygen, 15 79=100.